Let’s Go Anywhere
16 January 2015
Seattle, WA
We are setting off to start our our new life in Melbourne, Australia. With us on this adventure is as little as we could imagine bringing to a new home halfway around the world, . Two bags for each of us to last until our half container pod of remaining essentials (and some not so) are set to arrive 4-6 weeks after we do.
We bid adieu to Alley 24, our home for … (click for more).
Arrival in Melbourne
22 January 2015
Melbourne, Vic
A full
twenty-four hours after leaving Seattle – via our scheduled Los Angeles
stop and our unscheduled Sydney one – we arrived in Melbourne.
Immigration and customs took a matter of minutes, either a nod to
Australian efficiency or, possibly, apathy. Our journey to the taxi
stand took us outside and into the heat, a very welcome 36C (97F) heat.
As our cab headed into the city our fatigue and exhaustion melted away
as our new home came into view out of the car
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Settling In
23 January 2015
Melbourne, Vic
On our first full day, we dove right into the culture with a cup of morning tea out on our deck. The cool, marine breeze of the early morning soon gave way to summer heat. We took a long walk along the Bay Trail down to Point Ormond. The way back was warm; the heat, the sweat, the sun on our skin all so wonderful after the last few months in wet and cool Pacific Northwest. We live here now.
The Tennis
24 January 2015
Melbourne, Vic
For three weeks in late January / early February all eyes – in the tennis world at least – are on Melbourne and the Australian Open. Or, more affectionately referred to here on the ground as The Tennis . The cultural immersion program we had set for ourselves dictate that we attend, and that we did. A gorgeous, sunny Saturday with temperatures near 30C (86F), we arrived early, as did the rest of … (click for more).
Market Day
26 January 2015
Melbourne, Vic
The Queen Victoria Market is both a tourist trap full of fake Australian Outback hats and crocodile wallets as well as fully functional grocery store and mercantile. Where else can you buy a pallet of kangaroo pelts, mystery crystals, footie gear, toothpaste, antique collectibles and a dozen duck eggs all in the same place. There is truly something for everyone. We bought none of the above, … (click for more).
by Andy Krause
andy@andykrause.com